The Polling Report for October 22, 2018

The Houston Chronicle reports on a shocking turnout in the early turnout in Houston: “Thousands of people were already camped out at a key early voting location in Houston on Monday morning, hours before voting was even set to begin.”

“Nearly 2,000 people stood in line outside of the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on West Gray near River Oaks in a scene that looked more like a Black Friday shopping morning.”

The Los Angeles Times/USC Dornsife poll finds Democrats with a landslide 13% margin in the generic ballot question of whether the likely voter perfers a Democratic Congress or a Republican one. Democrats lead 55% to 42%. The poll was conducted over October 14 until October 20.

A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D) leading Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 52% to 46%.

Said pollster Peter Brown: “At this point, Sen. Nelson’s six-point overall lead is built on his large margin among independent voters, 60% to 38%. If that margin holds up, the senator will be difficult to beat. Moreover, Sen. Nelson’s 20-point advantage among women is twice Gov. Scott’s 10-point edge among men.”

He added: “Nelson is just better liked. Florida likely voters view him favorably by 10 percentage points, and see Gov. Scott unfavorably by five points.”